Coca-Cola 600
The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was shortened to 333 laps due to time issues after a long rain delay; it was after 1:00 am EDT when the race was completed. The race was broadcast on TBS.
Top Ten Results
- 24-Jeff Gordon
- 2-Rusty Wallace
- 6-Mark Martin
- 94-Bill Elliott
- 99-Jeff Burton
- 18-Bobby Labonte
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 5-Terry Labonte
- 1-Morgan Shepherd
- 10-Ricky Rudd
Failed to Qualify:
71-Dave Marcis, 77-Bobby Hillin Jr., 91-Mike Wallace, 95-Ed Berrier, 97-Chad Little
- Race shortened to 333 laps (499.5 Miles) due to rain.
- Geoff Bodine suffered a concussion in a practice crash on the Wednesday before the race in Turn 1. As a result, Geoff tapped his younger brother Todd to drive his #7 QVC Ford in the race. However, the engine blew after Todd had made a run up through the field, leaving him with a 42nd place finish.
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